Soviet Zone
Postage Stamps 1945-1946

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Registered cover sent from Leipzig to an address in Berlin. Featuring various definitive stamps, including a lesser seen 8 Pf (Mi.118 Y) with Wz.1 watermark ascending. Ref: 19.10.1945

Soviet Zone Postage Stamp issues 1945-1946

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Mi.8-19 (28.08.1945/01.03.1946)

Definitive stamps: 1st Issue

Mi.20-22 (21.10.1945)

Victims of Fascism

Mi.23-25 (08-31.12.1945)

Land Reform: 'Junkerland in Bauernhand'

Mi.26-28 (31.12.1945)

Child Assistance

Mi.29-40 (17.01-25.02.1946)

Definitive stamps: 'Departure' series (argriculture and industry)

STATE OF SAXONY

Bad Gottleuba

Mi.1-23 (1945 - Hitler Head w/'Die Stadt' overprint)

Schwarzenberg

Mi.1-25 (1945 - Hitler Head w/castle overprint)

Wurzen

Mi.1-22 (1945 Hitler Head w/square tile overprint)

'Saxon Obliterations'

RPD Chemnitz (12th May 1945)

OPD Dresden (23rd May 1945)

OPD Leipzig (12th May 1945)

East Saxony

Mi.B I (06.1945 'POTSCHTA' inscription)

Definitive stamps: Numeral series, German/Russian

Mi.42-50 (28.06.-04.10.1945)

Definitive stamps: Numeral series, German only

Mi.42-50 Postmaster Seperations

Coswig (01.07.-04.10.1945)

Großröhrsdorf (30.07.-24.09.1945)

Klotzsche (04.07.-20.09.1945)

Loschwitz (02.07.-10.09.1945)

Pirna (01.07.-02.10.1945)

Seiffen (05.07.-25.09.1945)

Sohland (July 1945)

Dittmannsdorf (1945)

Mi.51-52, Imperf. (03.11.-05.12.1945)

Definitive stamps: Numeral series, German only

Mi.53-55, Imperf. (03-05.11.1945)

Definitive stamps: Numeral series, German only

Mi.56-60, Perf. (03-05.11.1945)

Definitive stamps: Numeral series, German only

Mi.61-63, Imperf. (15.01.-01.02.1946)

Definitive stamps: Numeral series, German only

Mi.64-65 (06.02.1946)

Reconstruction

Province of Saxony

Mi.66-71, Imperf. (10.10.1945)

Definitive stamps: Provincial Coat of Arms

Mi.72, Imperf. (Dec.1945)

Definitive stamps: Provincial Coat of Arms

Mi.73-84, Perf. (Nov./Dec.1945)

Definitive stamps: Provincial Coat of Arms

Mi.85-86, Imperf. (17.12.1945)

Land Reform in the Province of Saxony

Mi.87-89 (19.01.-21.02.1946)

Reconstruction

Mi.90-91, Perf. (21.02.1946)

Land Reform in the Province of Saxony

Thuringen

Mi.92-99 (01.10.1945-01.01.1946)

Definitive stamps

Mi.100-102, Block 1 (18.12.1945)

Block issue: Christmas; Anti-Fascism

Mi.103-106, Block 2 (18.12.1945)

Block issue: Christmas; social welfare

Mi.107- 111, Block 3 (27.03.1946)

Block Edition: Reconstruction of the German National Theater in Weimar

Mi.112-115, Block 4 (30.03.1946)

Reconstruction of destroyed bridges in Thuringia

WEST SAXONY

After the end of the Second World War, eastern Germany (the area that later became the German Democratic Republic ) came under Soviet administration. In five regions of the Soviet occupation zone, including West Saxony, new stamps were issued from June 1945.

In philately , West Saxony refers to the stamp issues, the part of the former Reichspostdirektion Leipzig located west of the Elbe as well as the Mulde and the Zwickauer Mulde. This area was occupied by the Americans until 30th June 1945 and there was no postal traffic. This only began under the Soviet occupation on 23rd July 1945 in Leipzig and was gradually resumed. On 6th August 1945, postcards and letters were accepted throughout the Soviet occupation zone. The first stamps appeared on 28th September 1945, until then cash franking was carried out.

In the West Saxony area, a total of 26 definitive stamps and 18 special stamps were issued between September 1945 and May 1946, four special stamps were issued as a block of stamps.

In Saxony (Province, East and West Saxony) from 29th October to 10th December 1945, all still valid German zone, OPD and local editions were allowed to be used for franking; from 11th December 11th 1945 only the OPD and local editions of the Soviet zone.

Mi.AI-AIII (03.08.1945)

Definitive stamps: Hitler Head w/large circular '6'. 'Holzhausen Issue')

Mi.116-119, Imperf. + variations (28.09.1945)